Beehive stand ideas

Before my bee hive families arrived, I got busy preparing a home for them. First of all, I needed a sturdy stand to set the hives on.

***Continually Updated*** - - - The first stand came with Mary & Myrina. It was the one used by the Farmer I bought the hives from. A rickety thing of unknown age but definitely not new. It was 6 feet long and made of scrap 1x6's & 2x4's. It's held together by nails only. I think it may have been treated but cannot be sure. It had cross rails for 3 hives close together. I used it for only 2. It merely rested on 2 cinder blocks and held the hives 8 inches off the ground The way it sat on the…

Beehive stand with top (to block heavy rainfall and shade for me behind the hives when working!)

Beehive Stands Put Together In 5 Minutes? We're Using Concrete Cinder Blocks & 4x4 Posts to make a beehive stand. Come See How Easy It Is! #TexasHomesteader

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With the arrival of our packaged bees scheduled for April 16th, it was time to get into gear and construct a hive stand. Getting the hives off of the ground is helpful in several ways. One, it provides better ventilation, and it also helps save your back when working the hives. It looks good too, which is a plus if you are going to have hives in your backyard! I built the hive stand using treated lumber, and it should provide years of low maintenance service. Here is the area after the sod…

Cinder blocks are good for starters, but eventually it is nice to move on to real, sturdy beehive stands. This is the second version of hive stands for my friend that has bees as a hobby. Check out this post to see details on how I built a batch of them with folding legs and adjustable feet

Beehive Stands Put Together In 5 Minutes? We're Using Concrete Cinder Blocks & 4x4 Posts to make a beehive stand. Come See How Easy It Is! #TexasHomesteader

If you live in an area with the invasive Argentine ants, chances are you have issues with them getting into your hives. These non-native pests have Argentine ants can wreak havoc on bee colonies, so prepare to ward off these pests with some friendly advice from an experienced beekeeper.

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